Welcome to one of the most active flamenco sites on the Internet. Guests can read most posts but if you want to participate click here to register.
This site is dedicated to the memory of Paco de Lucía, Ron Mitchell, Guy Williams, Linda Elvira, Philip John Lee, Craig Eros, Ben Woods, David Serva and Tom Blackshear who went ahead of us.
We receive 12,200 visitors a month from 200 countries and 1.7 million page impressions a year. To advertise on this site please contact us.
|
|
My Sinsonido has arrived...
|
You are logged in as Guest
|
Users viewing this topic: none
|
|
Login | |
|
Guest
|
RE: My Sinsonido has arrived... (in reply to rogeliocan)
|
|
|
quote:
I have had one for over a year and I love it. I interesting to read the reviews and endorsements here. bought on about three years ago... guess for the obvious reasons. also had the yamaha model proir to that...as i needed something to practice on while the kids are sleeping found the aria better in comparison as far as the feel of the neck went..though the yamaha sounded much better...worlds apart... my model the insert holes for the frames split..just within a few months of normal wear.. http://www.frameworks-guitars.com/ after awhile it became unplayed and ended up selling it to a classical playing friend who was travelling...maybe it's best use... guess with travel you end up playing or jamming with others...the guitar had no use here... may seem a bit dark on these models and i guess i was looking for something that i could also use in a live setting as well as practice... for the money? still ended up with a cheap guitar that felt and sounded truer to my performance instrument... but the wright mic pick up?...totally the worse sound...even tried with a baggs pre amp...scatchy, unbalanced, thin, unclear, horrible tone...useless as a performance instrument or with headphones...so spent time on it as purely silent guitar... good to see they changed some design feautures...the machine heads were really nasty....never seemed to get it in tune.....maybe mine was a dud? as far as a silent practice guitar i ended up tweaking an old valencia, filed the bridge, saddle and nut for a flamenco feel...cost me $30...stuffed it full of pillows etc...more tone and sustain as the sinsonido plus i have the soundboard for golpes and can get my right hand and arm in my usual playing position... But i see your point about airports etc... also having to get ball end strings was a hassle...ended up using beads attached to my usual set of luthiers...which inevitably would snap off at random moments... sure they're cheap but decided on other options in the end.. the Framework guitars seem to sound good...alot more money.. http://www.frameworks-guitars.com/
_____________________________
|
|
|
REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |
Date Dec. 19 2010 0:47:08
|
|
Ruphus
Posts: 3782
Joined: Nov. 18 2010
|
RE: My Sinsonido has arrived... (in reply to Escribano)
|
|
|
I sold mine too, for 100 bucks. If you plan to buy one and want to order it over the internet, be aware of that there exist a slim neck version too, which you´ll probably won´t like. At least I didn´t. ( There was no mentioning of the difference by the shop, thus accidentally purchased the slim-neck model.) Bought mine for a 2,5 month stay in Cosat Rica, for which it all together served well. It is silent, but not totally. And as I realized, when people there in the neighbours´house started accompanying my playing, it can eventually be heard, if the walls are extremely lightly built. Eventhough I was positively surprised how vibrant a solid bar of wood yet can be, one starts missing the resonant feeling of a real guitar. The advantage is that stuffed in its bag it is nicely small ( much smaller than the Yamaha ) and light weight. Also that it can be hold relatively well in hands while playing. A disadvantage of the construction is that the holder of the frames tend to split the bar while you are taking the frames off. So better be very careful while dismounting. Another drawback is the quality of the pickup, indeed. Personally, I´d prefer a beater guitar over the Sinsonido. Ruphus
Images are resized automatically to a maximum width of 800px
Attachment (1)
|
|
|
REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |
Date Dec. 19 2010 10:18:18
|
|
rogeliocan
Posts: 811
Joined: Nov. 23 2009
From: Canada
|
RE: My Sinsonido has arrived... (in reply to Ruphus)
|
|
|
Guys, it's obvious you don't buy a Sinsonido for anything related to performance or sound. It is above and beyond anything else, a traveling guitar. A piece of wood with strings on it. Commenting on performance capacity of this guitar is like doing a review of a Smart Car to pull trailers, it's not its intent, and it's obvious. But this particular piece of wood is well constructed, easy to play and intonation is good. I have no problems tuning mine even if the machine heads are not the best, installing Fusteros is your choice for an additional $300 to $500. But then you would complain about the price. Note also that this is the less expensive version than the US model, they still own this one but get it built through Aria. As for the silent part, unplugged, it sounds exactly like an electric guitar and I still need to silence it with foam if I really want it to be silent. So sometimes I don't even plug in the headphones I just play with it dry. I find it is so comfortable to play that sometimes I will keep practicing on it after I don't need to. They make 2 different neck models, classical, electric... of course with different neck width, etc. If you are only looking for a silent guitar and don't need a compact guitar, there are other options, as well as stuffing a normal one with pillows. If you need something light and compact, this is a gift from heaven.
_____________________________
|
|
|
REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE |
Date Dec. 19 2010 11:36:08
|
|
New Messages |
No New Messages |
Hot Topic w/ New Messages |
Hot Topic w/o New Messages |
Locked w/ New Messages |
Locked w/o New Messages |
|
Post New Thread
Reply to Message
Post New Poll
Submit Vote
Delete My Own Post
Delete My Own Thread
Rate Posts
|
|
|
Forum Software powered by ASP Playground Advanced Edition 2.0.5
Copyright © 2000 - 2003 ASPPlayground.NET |
5.859375E-02 secs.
|